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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' EQUITY (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Common Units (Limited Partners)
Former parent, TransCanada subsidiaries
GTN and Bison
Common Units (Limited Partners)
GTN and Bison
Common Units (Limited Partners)
Bison
Common Units (Limited Partners)
Equity Issuance, May 2013
Common Units (Limited Partners)
ATM Equity Issuance Program
Common Units (Limited Partners)
General Partner
Former parent, TransCanada subsidiaries
GTN and Bison
General Partner
GTN and Bison
General Partner
Equity Issuance, May 2013
General Partner
ATM Equity Issuance Program
General Partner
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Non-controlling interests
Bison
Non-controlling interests
Bison
Non-controlling interests
Equity of former parent
Former parent, TransCanada subsidiaries
GTN and Bison
Equity of former parent
GTN and Bison
Equity of former parent
Bison
GTN and Bison
Bison
GTN and Bison
Bison
Equity Issuance, May 2013
ATM Equity Issuance Program
Total
Partners' Equity at beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2011 [1]           $ 1,307us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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        $ 27us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (1)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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[2]     $ 465us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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  $ 698us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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              $ 2,496us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Partners' Equity at beginning of year (in units) at Dec. 31, 2011           53.5us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
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Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Equity                                                  
Net income [1]           188us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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        4us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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      37us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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                  229us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Net income attributed to GTN and Bison's former parent [1] (54)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromSubsidiariesNetOfTax
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          (1)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromSubsidiariesNetOfTax
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                55us-gaap_IncomeLossFromSubsidiariesNetOfTax
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Distribution paid related to equity of former parent                                 (81)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAttributableToFormerParent
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  (81)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAttributableToFormerParent
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Effect of conversion to an LLC by GTN and other (Note 6) [1]                             (1)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountExchangesAndConversions
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  1us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountExchangesAndConversions
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Distributions paid [1]           (166)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAndNoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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        (3)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAndNoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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      (53)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAndNoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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                  (222)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAndNoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
Partners' Equity at end of year at Dec. 31, 2012 [1]           1,275us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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        27us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(1)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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[2]     448us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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  673us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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              2,422us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Partners' Equity at End of Year (in units) at Dec. 31, 2012           53.5us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
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Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Equity                                                  
Net income [1]           152us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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        3us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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      36us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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                  191us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Net income attributed to GTN and Bison's former parent [1] (26)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromSubsidiariesNetOfTax
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                            26us-gaap_IncomeLossFromSubsidiariesNetOfTax
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Distribution paid related to equity of former parent                                 (37)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAttributableToFormerParent
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  (37)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAttributableToFormerParent
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Equity issuance, net (Note 9)       373us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountSaleOfUnits
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        8us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountSaleOfUnits
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                          381us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountSaleOfUnits
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Equity issuance (Note 9) (in units)       8.8us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsSaleOfUnits
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Acquisition of the remaining 30 percent interest, 2014; Excess purchase price paid over net acquired assets, 2013 (Note 6)   (268)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountAcquisitions
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          (6)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountAcquisitions
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                        (274)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountAcquisitions
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Distributions paid           (184)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAndNoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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        (4)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAndNoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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      (52)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAndNoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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                  (240)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAndNoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
Former parent carrying amount of acquired entities                                 (672)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountRestatementAdjustment
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  (672)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountRestatementAdjustment
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Adjustment to the 2011 Acquisition           1tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountAcquisitionsAdjustmentAmount
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                                    1tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountAcquisitionsAdjustmentAmount
Other           (1)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalOther
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                                    (1)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalOther
Equity contributions from former parent                         8tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountContributionsAttributableToFormerParent
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        10tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountContributionsAttributableToFormerParent
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  18tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountContributionsAttributableToFormerParent
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Partners' Equity at end of year at Dec. 31, 2013           1,322us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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        28us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(1)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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[2]     440us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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                  1,789us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Partners' Equity at End of Year (in units) at Dec. 31, 2013           62.3us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
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Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Equity                                                  
Net income           168us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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        4us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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      32us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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                  204us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Other comprehensive loss                       (1)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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[2]                         (1)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
Equity issuance, net (Note 9)         71us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountSaleOfUnits
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        2us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountSaleOfUnits
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                          73us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountSaleOfUnits
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Equity issuance (Note 9) (in units)         1.3us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsSaleOfUnits
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Acquisition of the remaining 30 percent interest, 2014; Excess purchase price paid over net acquired assets, 2013 (Note 6)     (29)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountAcquisitions
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              (217)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountAcquisitions
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Distributions paid           (207)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAndNoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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        (5)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAndNoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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      (50)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAndNoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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                  (262)tclp_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributionsAndNoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
Partners' Equity at end of year at Dec. 31, 2014           $ 1,325us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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        $ 29us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (2)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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[2]     $ 234us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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                  $ 1,586us-gaap_PartnersCapitalIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Partners' Equity at End of Year (in units) at Dec. 31, 2014           63.6us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnits
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[1] Recast as discussed in Note 2 and Note 6.
[2] Losses related to cash flow hedges reported in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and expected to be reclassified to net income in the next 12 months are estimated to be less than $1 million. These estimates assume constant interest rates over time; however, the amounts reclassified will vary based on actual value of interest rates at the date of settlement.